Queer Men Books By Queer Men

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21 participants (136 books)

Overview

I realized I was reading lots of MLM books, but not many by MLM authors. So I made this challenge to change that. To qualify, a book must A- be written by a queer male author, and B- have a main character who is a queer man.

Note: Both gender and sexuality are complex and fluid, and whether or not an author or a character is a “queer man” is potentially difficult to say, especially if an author keeps their life private. All I ask is that participants use their best judgement, based on how authors/characters self-identify when possible.

Challenge Books

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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng

320 pages • 2023 • 20 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The New Life by Tom Crewe

The New Life

Tom Crewe

376 pages • 2023 • 16 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Rapture Practice: A True Story about Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family by Aaron Hartzler

Rapture Practice: A True Story about Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family

Aaron Hartzler

416 pages • 2014 • 5 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir religion emotional reflective medium-paced
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass

Your Lonely Nights Are Over

Adam Sass

417 pages • 2023 • 7 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I Like Me Better by Robby Weber

I Like Me Better

Robby Weber

325 pages • 2023 • 6 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas

Before Night Falls

Reinaldo Arenas

398 pages • 1992 • 40 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional sad slow-paced
Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter

Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution

David Carter

352 pages • 1994 • 9 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative slow-paced
Closeted: My Life as a Gay BYU Student : A Memoir by Jonathan Alder

Closeted: My Life as a Gay BYU Student : A Memoir

Jonathan Alder

368 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry M. Benshoff

Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film

Harry M. Benshoff

304 pages • 1997 • 3 editions

nonfiction art history lgbtqia+ informative reflective medium-paced
Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America by Elizabeth Reis, Stephen Shapiro, John Saillant, Richard Godbeer, John D'Emilio, Lisa L. Moore, Clare A. Lyons, Lillian Faderman, Caleb Crain, Mark E. Kann, Anne G. Myles, Tracy Brown, Rámon A. Gutiérrez, Gunlög Fur, Thomas A. Foster, Laura Mandell

Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America

Elizabeth Reis, Stephen Shapiro, John Saillant, Richard Godbeer, John D'Emilio, Lisa L. Moore, Clare A. Lyons, Lillian Faderman, Caleb Crain, Mark E. Kann, Anne G. Myles, Tracy Brown, Rámon A. Gutiérrez, Gunlög Fur, Thomas A. Foster, Laura Mandell

405 pages • 2007 • 1 edition

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced